General |
Slovakia | |
Nickname(s) | Sokoli (The Falcons) Repre (The Representatives) |
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Association | Slovenský futbalový zväz (SFZ) |
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
Head coach | Francesco Calzona |
Captain | Milan Škriniar |
Most caps | Marek Hamšík (138) |
Top scorer | Marek Hamšík (26) |
Home Stadium | Tehelné pole, Bratislava Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava |
FIFA code | SVK |
FIFA ranking | 47 (20 July 2023) |
Highest FIFA ranking | 14 |
Lowest FIFA ranking | 150 |
The Slovakia national football team represents Slovakia in men's international football competition and it is governed by the Slovak Football Association (SFZ), the governing body for football in Slovakia. Slovakia's home stadium from 2019 is the reconstructed Tehelné pole in Bratislava. Historically, up to the split in 1993, the team participated mostly as Czechoslovakia, while it also competed as Slovakia during the World War II.
Since 1993, Slovakia has qualified for four major international tournaments, the 2010 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2016, UEFA Euro 2020 and UEFA Euro 2024. Slovakia qualified to the FIFA World Cup in 2010 after winning their qualifying group, despite two defeats against Slovenia. At the World Cup, Slovakia progressed beyond the group stage after a 3–2 win against Italy, before bowing out of the tournament after a 2–1 defeat in the knockout stage against the eventual runners-up Netherlands. It was the first time the national team ever played in a major football competition, after playing every FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign since 1998 and every UEFA European Championship qualifying campaign since 1996, after a 50-year absence from international football due to representing part of the Czechoslovakia team. The nation did come close to securing a berth at the 2006 finals in Germany, after finishing second in their group ahead of Russia and behind Portugal, before drawing Spain in their qualification play-off, in which the Slovaks lost by a wide margin on aggregate (1–5, 1–1).
The national team have achieved some noteworthy results such as the aforementioned win over the then title holders Italy at the 2010 World Cup, and a 1–0 win against Russia in September 2010. Despite this success however, the team later dropped down the rankings and a considerable drop in form went with this, as the team failed to qualify for Euro 2012 finishing their group in fourth place. They also only scored seven goals in the group, only more than minnows Andorra. Slovakia then failed to qualify for the 2014 World Cup, but secured a spot in France for Euro 2016 under head coach Ján Kozák, which helped the team reach their best ever position of 14th in the FIFA World Rankings.
Slovakia's traditional rival is the Czech Republic which they played twice in the qualification for the 1998 World Cup in 1997, winning 2–1 in Bratislava before losing 3–0 in Prague with both teams already eliminated, before playing each other again in 2008 and 2009 in the qualifying round for the 2010 World Cup. In these two meetings, the teams drew 2–2 in Bratislava with the Slovaks winning 2–1 in Prague. But before that, they also played each other in Euro 2008 qualifying, and they lost 3–1 in Prague and 3–0 in Bratislava.
Stadiums[]
The Slovakia national football team currently plays its home matches at the Tehelné pole in Bratislava and the Štadión Antona Malatinského in Trnava. Štadión pod Dubňom in Žilina was used from 2003 to 2015, but will not be used in the future because of the artificial grass installation of 2016. In the past, home games have occasionally been played at other venues including Všešportový areál and Štadión Lokomotívy in Košice, Štadión pod Zoborom in Nitra, Mestský štadión in Dubnica nad Váhom, and Tatran Stadion in Prešov.
Stadiums which have hosted Slovakia international football matches:
Slovakia national football team home stadiums | |||||||
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Nr. of matches |
Stadium | Capacity | Location | First match | Last match | ||
60 | Tehelné pole | 22,500 | Bratislava | v. Germany (2–0) 27 August 1939 |
v. Iceland (4–2) 16 November 2023 | ||
36 | Štadión Antona Malatinského | 19,200 | Trnava | v. Bulgaria (0–0) 24 April 1996 |
v. Luxembourg (0–0) 23 March 2023 | ||
21 | Štadión pod Dubňom | 11,258 | Žilina | v. Greece (2–2) 30 April 2003 |
v. Iceland (3–1) 17 November 2015 | ||
9 | Pasienky | 11,591 | Bratislava | v. Israel (1–0) 18 August 1999 |
v. Greece (0–1) 16 October 2012 | ||
4 | Všešportový areál | 30,312 | Košice | v. Russia (2–1) 8 March 1995 |
v. Romania (0–2) 15 November 1995 | ||
2 | Štadión pod Zoborom | 7,480 | Nitra | v. Belarus (4–0) 27 March 1996 |
v. Saudi Arabia (1–1) 24 May 2000 | ||
Štadión Lokomotívy | 9,000 | Košice | v. Finland (0–0) 19 August 1998 |
v. Azerbaijan (3–0) 5 September 1998 | |||
Mestský štadión | 5,450 | Dubnica nad Váhom | v. Liechtenstein (2–0) 8 September 1999 |
v. San Marino (7–0) 13 October 2007 | |||
1 | MOL Aréna | 12,700 | Dunajská Streda | v. Lithuania (2–2) 30 March 1993 | |||
Futbalový štadión Prievidza | 9,000 | Prievidza | v. Slovenia (2–0) 16 November 1993 | ||||
Štadión na Sihoti | 4,500 | Trenčín | v. Moldova (4–2) 5 September 2001 | ||||
Štadión Tatranu | 5,410 | Prešov | v. Uzbekistan (4–1) 14 May 2002 | ||||
ViOn Aréna | 3,787 | Zlaté Moravce | v. Iceland (1–2) 26 March 2008 | ||||
NTC Senec | 3,264 | Senec | v. Montenegro (2–0) 23 May 2014 |
Kit[]
Slovakia's home kit since 1993 is blue, but Slovakia changed their home kit from blue to white, which lasted until 2020, when Slovakia changed its home kit to blue once again. The team wears either a set of white jerseys, shorts and socks or a set of blue jerseys, shorts and socks. A combination of a blue jersey and white shorts has also been used in some matches. Until recently, the official shirt supplier was Puma, which had signed a long-term agreement with the Slovak Association until 2026, but in 2016 the Association announced the contract had been terminated and that the national team would be supplied by Nike, which had previously supplied the team from 1995 to 2005.
Supplier | Period |
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Le Coq Sportif | 1993–1995 |
Nike | 1995–2005 |
Adidas | 2006–2011 |
Puma | 2012–2016 |
Nike | 2016– |
Results and fixtures[]
2024[]
Friendly 23 March 2024 | Slovakia | 0–2 | Austria | Bratislava, Slovakia | |
18:00 | Report | Baumgartner 1' Weimann 82' |
Stadium: Tehelné Pole Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann (Malta) |
Friendly 26 March 2024 | Norway | 1–1 | Slovakia | Oslo, Norway | |
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion |
Friendly 5 June 2024 | Slovakia | 4–0 | San Marino | Wiener Neustadt, Austria | |
18:00 | Rigo 7' Suslov 10' Haraslín 36' Strelec 58' |
Report | Stadium: Wiener Neustadt Arena Attendance: 452 Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria) |
Friendly 9 June 2024 | Slovakia | 4–0 | Wales | Trnava, Slovakia | |
20:45 | Kucka 45' Boženík 56' Ampadu 60' (o.g.) Bénes 90' |
Report | Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského Attendance: 6,348 Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland) |
UEFA Euro 2024 17 June 2024 | Belgium | 0–1 | Slovakia | Frankfurt, Germany | |
18:00 | Report | Schranz 7' | Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 45,181 Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey) |
UEFA Euro 2024 21 June 2024 | Slovakia | 1–2 | Ukraine | Düsseldorf, Germany | |
15:00 | Schranz 17' | Report | Shaparenko 54' Yaremchuk 80' |
Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 43,910 Referee: Michael Oliver (England) |
UEFA Euro 2024 26 June 2024 | Slovakia | v | Romania | Frankfurt, Germany | |
18:00 | Report | Stadium: Waldstadion |
Nations League 5 September 2024 | Estonia | v | Slovakia | Tallinn, Estonia | |
21:45 UTC+3 | Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium |
Nations League 8 September 2024 | Slovakia | v | Azerbaijan | Bratislava, Slovakia | |
18:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: Tehelné pole |
Nations League 11 October 2024 | Slovakia | v | Sweden | Trnava, Slovakia | |
20:45 UTC+2 | Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského |
Nations League 14 October 2024 | Azerbaijan | v | Slovakia | Lankaran, Azerbaijan | |
20:00 UTC+4 | Stadium: Khazar Lankaran Central Stadium |
Nations League 16 November 2024 | Sweden | v | Slovakia | Solna, Sweden | |
20:45 UTC+1 | Stadium: Friends Arena |
Nations League 19 November 2024 | Slovakia | v | Estonia | Košice, Slovakia | |
20:45 UTC+1 | Stadium: Košická futbalová aréna |
Coaching staff[]
- As of 17 June 2023
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Francesco Calzona |
Assistant coach | Gianluca Segarelli Simone Bonomi |
Goalkeeping coach | Ján Novota |
Team manager | Marek Hamšík |
Technical director | Giovanni Paolo de Matteis |
Fitness coach | Alessandro Bulfoni Dávid Brünn |
Translator | Pavol Farkaš |
Doctors | Zsolt Fegyveres Jozef Almási |
Masseur | Mário Prelovský |
Physiotherapists | Marián Drinka Peter Hečko Martin Nozdrovický |
Videoanalyst | Marco Brini |
Custodians | Ján Beniak Marek Košáň |
Coaching history[]
1939–1944
Name | Period | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PG |
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Template:Country data Slovak Republic (1939–1945) Vojtech Závodský | 1939 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 3.00 |
Template:Country data Slovak Republic (1939–1945) Rudolf Hanák | 1939–1940 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 1.50 |
Template:Country data Slovak Republic (1939–1945) Štefan Priboj | 1940–1941 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 0.08 |
Template:Country data Slovak Republic (1939–1945) Štefan Čambal | 1941–1942 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0.00 |
Template:Country data Slovak Republic (1939–1945) Ferdinand Daučík | 1942–1944 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 24 | −14 | 0.19 |
Total | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 44 | −21 | 0.69 |
1993–present
Players[]
Current squad[]
The following players were called up for the two final UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers: the home fixture against Iceland and away fixture against Bosnia and Herzegovina on 16 and 19 November 2023.
Caps and goals updated as of 19 November 2023, after the match against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
# | Pos | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | ||
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GK | Martin Dúbravka | 15 January 1989 | 41 | 0 | Newcastle United | |||
GK | Marek Rodák | 13 December 1996 | 20 | 0 | Fulham | |||
GK | Henrich Ravas | 16 August 1997 | 0 | 0 | New England Revolution | |||
DF | Peter Pekarík | 30 October 1986 | 124 | 2 | Hertha BSC | |||
DF | Milan Škriniar (captain) | 11 February 1995 | 66 | 3 | Paris Saint-Germain | |||
DF | Norbert Gyömbér | 3 July 1992 | 36 | 0 | Salernitana | |||
DF | Dávid Hancko | 13 December 1997 | 35 | 4 | Feyenoord | |||
DF | Ľubomír Šatka | 2 December 1995 | 33 | 1 | Samsunspor | |||
DF | Denis Vavro | 10 April 1996 | 19 | 2 | Copenhagen | |||
DF | Vernon De Marco | 18 November 1992 | 7 | 1 | Hatta | |||
DF | Michal Tomič | 30 March 1999 | 3 | 0 | Slavia Prague | |||
DF | Matúš Kmeť | 27 June 2000 | 0 | 0 | AS Trenčín | |||
MF | Juraj Kucka | 26 February 1987 | 104 | 13 | Slovan Bratislava | |||
MF | Ondrej Duda | 5 December 1994 | 69 | 12 | Hellas Verona | |||
MF | Patrik Hrošovský | 22 April 1992 | 53 | 0 | Genk | |||
MF | Stanislav Lobotka | 25 November 1994 | 52 | 4 | Napoli | |||
MF | László Bénes | 9 September 1997 | 18 | 1 | Hamburger SV | |||
MF | Erik Jirka | 19 September 1997 | 10 | 2 | Viktoria Plzeň | |||
MF | Jakub Kadák | 14 December 2000 | 1 | 0 | Luzern | |||
MF | Dominik Hollý | 11 November 2003 | 0 | 0 | AS Trenčín | |||
FW | Róbert Mak | 8 March 1991 | 80 | 16 | Sydney FC | |||
FW | Róbert Boženík | 18 November 1999 | 37 | 6 | Boavista | |||
FW | Lukáš Haraslín | 26 May 1996 | 32 | 5 | Sparta Prague | |||
FW | Tomáš Suslov | 7 June 2002 | 25 | 2 | Hellas Verona | |||
FW | Ivan Schranz | 13 September 1993 | 21 | 3 | Slavia Prague | |||
FW | David Strelec | 4 April 2001 | 17 | 2 | Slovan Bratislava | |||
FW | Dávid Ďuriš | 22 March 1999 | 9 | 1 | Žilina | |||
FW | Róbert Polievka | 9 June 1996 | 9 | 0 | Dukla Banská Bystrica | |||
FW | Ľubomír Tupta | 27 March 1998 | 2 | 0 | Slovan Liberec | |||
FW | Leo Sauer | 16 December 2005 | 0 | 0 | Feyenoord |
Recent call-ups[]
The following players have also been called up to the Slovakia squad within the last twelve months:
Player records[]
Most appearances[]
Top goalscorers[]
Competitive record[]FIFA World Cup[]
UEFA European Championship[]
UEFA Nations League[]
Head-to-head record[]The following table shows Slovakia's all-time international record, correct as of 19 November 2023 after a match against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record
Honours[]Major tournaments[]
Minor titles[]
Recognitions[]
Czechoslovakia[]As a part of Czechoslovakia (1918–1939 and 1945–1993), Slovak footballers achieved multiple major successful campaigns with the Czechoslovak national team. Notably, for example, 16 of the 22 players on the Czechoslovak squad playing in the final tournament of UEFA Euro 1976 in Yugoslavia were Slovak. In both the semi-final against Netherlands and the final match against West Germany 9 of the 13 fielded players were Slovak. The following table shows the major international successes of the Czechoslovak national team, with participation of Slovak footballers.
See also[]
External links[]
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